ascending

Example Sentences

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The sectors are sorted by current forward P/E, ascending, with the full index at the bottom.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“When China is ascending to become a global power, that makes your choice much easier,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A beat-up, fourth-seeded Lakers team beating the ascending, fifth-seeded Rockets in the first round won’t top that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

All three of these patterns made a higher low which formed a bullish ascending triangle.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Now the foot scratchings were deeper, more frequent, and they followed no direct ascending line.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman